I bought my bunny yesterday. sometimes he just sits for hours without moving (his eyes are open) then stretches out. Was he sleeping? do bunnies sleep with their eyes open?
2006-09-28 05:41:05 · 21 answers · asked by Sammy 5 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
closed... but they can go into this state where they go into like a trance... what happens when they do this is that the brain goes into a half sleep state... it's like they are asleep but not asleep... in the wild the advantage of this is that they are not completely asleep so that they can get away from predators in a hurry...
2006-09-28 13:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
Do Bunnies Sleep
2016-12-16 17:43:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Do bunnies sleep with their eyes closed or open?
I bought my bunny yesterday. sometimes he just sits for hours without moving (his eyes are open) then stretches out. Was he sleeping? do bunnies sleep with their eyes open?
2015-08-06 09:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its not unusual for a rabbit to sleep with one eye open. They are prey animals and are always alert for possible predators invading their space. They have a very thick coating over their eye so dust and debris that would bother a human eye will not bother a rabbit as often, thus they also don't blink as often as we do. So don't worry if it looks like she might be sleeping with an eye open, once she's comfy she'll usually close both her eyes and sleep.
2006-09-28 06:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by Monet_Star 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, your bunny is probably sleeping. Rabbits are what is called crepuscular, which means they are most active at twilight and dawn and sleep during the day and night. We have 3 bunnies and two always sleep with their eyes open and one has her eyes half closed. I think this is for a couple fo reasons:
rabbits are prey for most other species so they are always on guard. I notice that the one that sleeps with her eyes at half mast does so when her bonded partner is sleeping with his eyes open.
They also have a 3rd eyelid (see http://www.wisconsinhrs.org/Articles/What%20Do%20Rabbits%20See.htm) which protects the eye and it may look like the eye is open, but the not entirely.
since you are new to bunnies, here are some links that you may find helpful:
http://www.rabbit.org/care/new-bunny-index.html
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/index.html
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/firstrabbit.html
http://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/behavior/know_thumper.html
Good luck and have fun with your bunny
2006-09-28 06:30:53 · answer #5 · answered by Martha G 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No, bunnies sleep with their eyes open. When mine was a baby, i would hold her in my arms and she would fall asleep, and of course her eyes were closed. Then as for the staying still for hours, mine does that too.
2006-09-28 09:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by asprinfree_braindamage_please 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Bunnies sleep with their eyes closed. But they often go into bunny trances. I think they could probably tell us the meaning to all of life's questions with all that meditating they do. if only.....
2006-09-28 06:56:51 · answer #7 · answered by leavemealonestalker 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Do Rabbits Sleep
2016-10-30 06:33:52 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No bunnies sleep with their eyes closed, I wouldn't really worry about it, it's prolly just thinking!!!
2006-09-28 05:44:40 · answer #9 · answered by Pink Girl 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Bunnies are very aware of his or her surrondings. Mine will sit like that for hours but I know she is awake because I watch her, watch me :)
They sleep with their eyes closed but when they are in the zone it almost looks like they are asleep with their eyes open.
2006-09-28 05:44:06 · answer #10 · answered by T-Bird 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
They sleep with their eyes closed but sometimes during the day they just lay there with their eyes open where they are just daydreaming and relaxing!
2006-09-28 08:44:16 · answer #11 · answered by xxBritneyxx 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋